News Releases
MALDEF Reluctantly But Emphatically Urges Passage of Healthcare Reform Legislation
MALDEF and Voto Latino Build Momentum for 2010 Census
Costa Mesa Halts Enforcement of Anti-Solicitation Ordinance After Civil Rights Groups Sue
LOS ANGELES, CA – The city of Costa Mesa today halted enforcement of its anti-solicitation ordinance in response to a lawsuit brought by MALDEF, The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. The suit was brought on behalf of day laborers represented by the Asociacion de Jornaleros de Costa Mesa and the Colectivo Tonantzin.
MALDEF Enters Statewide Lawsuit to Address Inadequate Funding for English Learners and At-Risk Students
Denver, CO – Today, MALDEF filed legal papers on behalf of several Colorado families seeking to join the state school finance lawsuit, Lobato v. Colorado. The families seek a ruling that Colorado’s inadequate school funding for low income and English Language Learner students violates their rights under the Colorado Constitution. The parents and children represent different regions of the state, including Mapleton, Sheridan, Rocky Ford and Greeley.
MALDEF Joins Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against AARP
MALDEF, ACLU/SC and NDLON File Lawsuit Challenging City of Costa Mesa’s Anti-Solicitation Ordinance
MALDEF, ACLU/SC Y NDLON Presentan Demanda Impugnando la Ordenaza de la Ciudad de Cost Mesa Contra Las Personas Que Piden Trabajo
COSTA MESA, CA – Hoy, MALDEF, la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles del Sur de California (ACLU, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red Nacional para Organizar a los Jornaleros (“Day Laborer’s Organizing Network”, NDLON) anunciaron la radicación de una demanda impugnando la ordenanza de la ciudad de Costa Mesa contra las personas que piden trabajo como inconstitucional.